Equine Coat Color - Other Color Modifiers

Other Color Modifiers

  • Sooty is a genetic modifier that causes dark hairs to be dispersed within the coat, darkening the whole coat.
  • Pangare is a modifier that is the opposite of sooty, it causes individual hairs to lighten, causing lightened areas on the muzzle, flank and belly of a horse.
  • "Flaxen" used only to describe the lightened mane and tail of a chestnut, has been proposed as a genetic modifier, particularly when it appears to be a trait of certain breeds. However, the genetic mechanism of this process has yet to be identified.

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